Milk-can.



W. P. DONNELL.

MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1910.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. DoNNnLL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Hermatite, Jefi'erson county, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans, of which the fol ing aperfectly sanitary can which may bev lowing is a specification containing a full,

clear, and exact descripti0n',.reference'being had to the accompanymg drawings,

forming a part hereof.

My invention relates'to improvements in milk cans,'the object of my invention being to construct a milk can, the side walls ofivhich are substantially vertical and parallel and in which the bottom of the can; joins the sides without angles, thereby constructmore thoroughly cleansed than a' can having angles on its inside'and producing a' can in which the mouth or open. top has a diameter equal to the diameter. of the can proper thereby facilitating cleansing of the can.

A further object of my invention is to construct a base for the can, the lower margin of which is of greater diametrical dimensions than the can proper, which "base provides a protection for the can proper when on its side and which base coacts with a specially designed cover-to permit of. nesting of the cans in transit. The present application is a divisional ap-' plication from theapplicat-ion filed by me March 19,1910, serially numbered 550,419. v For the'above purposes myinvention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated by the aet 40 companying drawing, in which Flgure 1 1s a vertical, sectional elevation of the complete can; Fig. 2 is an elevation v ing drawing: 1 designates, the main body;

portion of the .can which is preferably cylindrical. and 2 designates the bottom of the can which as shown is preferably provided with a flat, horizontal body portion and the sides of which join the sides of the can on a Specification of Iietters Patent.

. ing with the cut away portions 12.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911. 550,419. Divided and this application filed June 13,

curved line; As shown, the body portion 1 and the bottom, are formed from a single piece of metal and hence seamless. However, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to such a one piece construction' as it is obvious the bottom and body portion 1 may be formed of separate pieces and tinned or otherwise arranged to conceal the joint between them.

3 designates the body portion of a base secured -to the can preferably by riveting 'ata point adjacent the joint between the 'bottom and body of the can. The sides-of Zthe base fia're downwardly and outwardly and its lowermost margin is reinforced by Ea ring 4-. The base, however, may be applied to' the can proper by a shrinking process and tinned or otherwise finished, which finishing would tend to further secure the base to the can and instead of the reinforcing ring shown the conventionalwire bead 5 in-the*upper edge of which'is formed a continuous channel 6 and in the under edge of the ring there is a continuous channel 7 aflordinga means for'the easy handling of the can as well as a seat for a locking device. The ring 5 is provided with an integral flange 8 projecting downwardly from the under face thereof, which flange is perforated at intervals for the reception of rivets or the like for securing the ring to the can.

9 designates a'gasket preferably circular in cross section normally which is positioned in the channel 6. j 3

. 10 designates the cover for the can having integral marginal down-turned extensions 11 overlapping the periphery of the reinforcing ring 5. j i 12 designates cut away portions in theextensions 11 diametrically opposed to each other.

13--13 designate hinge members secured to the upper face of the cover 10 at points alin- 14-44 designatelhas'ps pivotally secured to said hinge members and which, when the lid is in position and locked to the can, 0ccupy' the cut away portions .12, the cover thus serving to protect the sealing means.

. The ring 6 andcover 10 are preferablybf greater diametrical dimensions than the base may be formed at the lower margin ofv the base. L

. Adjacent the upper margin of the can and on the periphery thereof is a reinforcing ring 3 so that when the cans are in transit and placed one above the other the base rmg 4 will be securely held in position between the hinge members 13 of another can.

Byreason of the construction of the cover and base for the can of greater diametrical dimensions than the can proper, it is obvious that the body of the can 1s protected against being dented or damaged by striking against objects in a vertical as well as in a horizontal position. As shown in Fi 3, the can is in a horizontal position and may be rolled upon the base and cover in which position there is little danger of the body of the can being dented by striking objects over which the can may be rolled. The nesting feature and the protecting of the can proper, however, are incident to the formation of the can proper. These features I believe to be valuable commercially in connection with m can, but I do not desire that they be consi ered' above the construction of the can roper and thus detract from the prime ob ect of my invention By constructing the can as shown, and as previously stated, a perfectly sanita'ry can is made, one in which the mouth of thecan is equal diametrically to the can proper, thereby permitting the full interior of the canto be exposed to the sun" rays and forming the cleansing of its full interior.

I claim; 1 -4 The combination with a can proper having a cylindrical bodyportion and a bottom uniting with the body portion on a curved line, a base secured to the can projecting laterally and below the body of the can, a de tachable cover for the can and devices connectingthe cover with the can, which de-- WILLIAM F. DONNELIJ.

Vitnesses E. E. LONGAN, E. L. WALLACE.

interior without angles to oppose the perfect 

